QSC to supply innovative encryption service to Vodafone Enterprise customers

Consistent end-to-end encryption

Automatic key exchange

Integration and further use of existing e-mail accounts

Operations at QSC AG data centres in Germany

Cologne, 16 March 2015. Vodafone will be relying in future on
encryption technology from QSC’s subsidiary FTAPI. At its CeBIT press
conference, Vodafone has now presented its “Secure E-Mail” for
Enterprise customers. The product is based on an FTAPI technology
enabling convenient and secure transmission of encrypted e-mails and
documents.

Secure e-mail transmission with genuine end-to-end encryption from
sender through to recipient is still not widespread. One reason is the
complex technological handling involved, which often makes it impossible
for users to send messages confidentially at the click of a button in
their day-to-day work. Complexity and habit mean that thousands of
pieces of information, often highly sensitive, are sent as transparently
as postcards via the internet every day.

The Munich-based software company FTAPI, which specialises in
security technologies, set itself the goal of making e-mail
communication not only secure but also easily operable for users. The
result is a product enabling not only e-mails but also attached files up
to a terabyte scale to be sent securely and conveniently via web
browser, mobile, desktop application or Outlook plugin.

This is based on the SecuPass technology developed by FTAPI in
Germany, which facilitates the consistent encryption of any data. Prior
to transmission, the data is already encrypted on the user’s end
appliance and is only reconverted into plain text once it has reached
the recipient. FTAPI relies here on the “zero knowledge” principle. This
means that even the provider has no access to the data.

“By using our technology, senders and recipients waste no time first
compiling and then manually exchanging keys. FTAPI’s technology fully
automates this process”, explains Stephan Niedermeier, Managing Director
of FTAPI GmbH. Well-known companies are already relying on FTAPI.
Customers can select whether to operate the servers used for data
exchange under their own management or have them managed at one of QSC’s
data centres in Germany.

At CeBIT 2015 in Hanover, Vodafone is now presenting its new “Secure
E-Mail” product for Enterprise customers. This is based on FTAPI’s
technology and will make future communication more secure, convenient
and – via apps for smartphones and tablets – mobile too. This way,
Enterprise customers will be able to send their messages with the utmost
security, and most probably as soon as autumn 2015. The solution is
operated at a TÜV and ISO-certified data centre at QSC AG in Germany.

“With Secure Call, we recently brought effective protection for
secure telephony to market. Now, we are following this up with secure
end-to-end encryption for mail communication at our Enterprise
customers”, comments Philip Lacor, Chief Customer Officer Enterprise at
Vodafone Deutschland. “Our customers can work with Secure E-Mail not
only on their PCs but also on all mobile phones and tablets. And that at
a price that any entrepreneur in Germany can afford.”

FTAPI technology is made available by QSC as a white label cloud
service. This means that resellers have the option of successfully
setting themselves apart in the market by developing proprietary
value-added services offering great customer benefits.

“This cooperation between Vodafone and QSC shows that secure cloud
services developed in-house by QSC are also extremely attractive for
major resellers”, comments Jürgen Hermann, CEO of QSC AG, with regard to
the latest agreement.

An introduction to FTAPI technology is also available on YouTube at youtu.be/irBQ1jj48VM (video lasts around two minutes)

QSC: ICT solutions for small and mid-sized enterprises
QSC AG offers small and mid-size enterprises one-stop shopping for an
extensive range of ICT services: from telephony, data transfer, housing
and hosting right through to IT outsourcing and IT consulting. As an SAP
and Microsoft partner, QSC AG additionally possesses special expertise
in the fields of SAP and Microsoft implementation. Cloud services
developed in house for a wide range of applications round out the
portfolio. With its own cutting-edge network infrastructure, as well as
TÜV and ISO-certified data centres in Germany, QSC numbers among the
leading SME providers of ICT services in Germany. The company offers
both custom-tailored solutions for individual ICT needs as well as a
modular product portfolio for smaller business customers and marketing
partners. QSC employs a workforce of some 1,700 people and is included
in the TecDAX.

FTAPI Software GmbH offers software solutions for
secure business file transfers and storage. Its FTAPI SecuTransfer
product is based on proprietary technology whose development was
promoted by the European Union and the German Federal Ministry of
Economics. Founded in 2010, the company has set new standards when it
comes to securely and efficiently exchanging business files and offers
absolutely consistent (end-to-end) encryption of all files. QSC AG
acquired a 51 percent stake in FTAPI Software GmbH in February 2014.